11/09/2011
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"The key ingredient here is will and desire."
"From the American people's point of view, I hope you understand that we're trying to build defenses abroad and let armies abroad do the fighting with minimal help from us."
"The Iranians would be one of the biggest winners of an unstable Afghanistan."
"If you're wanting to deter the Iranians from acquiring a nuclear capability, if we abandon Afghanistan, that's the worst possible signal you could send to the Iranians about our resolve regarding nati..."